- Nov 3, 2009
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I've been surprised a couple of times lately by how little, former Spurs 'legends' know about the Club.
Last summer, Ray Clemence was a Sky pundit at the Emirates Cup, held a week or so after the Wembley Cup in which Spurs played. The host of the show - perhaps mischievously - said to Clemence how Tottenham would like to put on tournaments like those if they only had the stadium for it. It seemed like a good time for Clemence to tell the viewers that a new stadium was planned, and that indeed, such a tournament might in future take place there. Instead, he said that yes, Tottenham were rotating their pitch in a year or two but it would still be mayhem to get to because of transport difficulties. He seemed totally unaware of plans for a new stadium.
Today, on Goals on Sunday, Terry Venables, when asked about yesterday's game, said that a number of Tottenham players were changed around, "I don't know why". There was no mention of the players out injured, and he presumably doesn't know that we have an injury problem.
I only say all this because it would seem sensible for the Club to realise that former Spurs players or staff (George Graham was also on today's show) will, from time to time, be called on to act as pundits, and be asked to talk about Spurs - and should therefore keep them informed (via news-letter? the occasional drink?) as to what is going on at the club so that they can at least present an accurate picture when called upon.
Or maybe I just shouldn't let it wind me up.
Last summer, Ray Clemence was a Sky pundit at the Emirates Cup, held a week or so after the Wembley Cup in which Spurs played. The host of the show - perhaps mischievously - said to Clemence how Tottenham would like to put on tournaments like those if they only had the stadium for it. It seemed like a good time for Clemence to tell the viewers that a new stadium was planned, and that indeed, such a tournament might in future take place there. Instead, he said that yes, Tottenham were rotating their pitch in a year or two but it would still be mayhem to get to because of transport difficulties. He seemed totally unaware of plans for a new stadium.
Today, on Goals on Sunday, Terry Venables, when asked about yesterday's game, said that a number of Tottenham players were changed around, "I don't know why". There was no mention of the players out injured, and he presumably doesn't know that we have an injury problem.
I only say all this because it would seem sensible for the Club to realise that former Spurs players or staff (George Graham was also on today's show) will, from time to time, be called on to act as pundits, and be asked to talk about Spurs - and should therefore keep them informed (via news-letter? the occasional drink?) as to what is going on at the club so that they can at least present an accurate picture when called upon.
Or maybe I just shouldn't let it wind me up.